Poultry under examination
Sygen International is to receive funding from the BIRD (Binational Industrial Research and Development) foundation to carry out research into disease resistance and mortality in poultry.
Archives for August 27, 2003
Carrefour grows despite currency impact
Europe's biggest food retail group Carrefour has reported sales growth of 1.3 per cent for the first half of 2003, even after the impact of negative currency exchanges. Second quarter sales grew at current rates for the first time in 18 months, a...
All clear for UK cider
A UK survey has been carried out on the occurrence of patulin in cider. Patulin, which is a kind of mycotoxin, is produced by moulds that sometimes grow on apples.
Russia opens up
Russia is to allow imports of boneless Canadian beef, so long as the meat can be satisfactorily proven to be free of mad cow disease (BSE).
Trade 'distortion': impact on developing economies
Balancing liberalisation with a better deal for developing countries must be a priority for the World Trade Organisation as figures from a new report released yesterday show that protectionism and subsidies by industrialised nations cost developing...
German recession does little to boost Spar interims
Germany's Spar group slipped deeper into the red in the first half of the year, hit by the weak domestic economy and delays to its much-needed restructuring programme. But the chain remains confident of an upturn in the second half.
Sugar reforms threaten profits for Danisco and ABF
Imminent reforms to the EU sugar regime - likely to be more radical than estimated - could slice millions off the sugar profits for Associated British Foods (ABF), the owner of British Sugar, and Danisco next year, predicts a recent report from...
Supermarkets blamed for Spanish store wars
The steady decline in market share of small stores is not due to the growth of hypermarkets - targeted by tough 1996 legislation - but by that of supermarkets, claims Anged, the Spanish association of large store operators.
Drunken yeast
Scientists could be closer to understanding why red-wine quaffing Mediterraneans live to a handsome age thanks to a new study that found an ingredient in red wine extended the life span of yeast.
Morrisons hoping to get Safeway on the cheap?
Morrisons, the chain most likely to be given the all clear to bid for Safeway, is thought to be considering reducing its offer in the light of a weakening performance from Safeway over the last few months. But with Safeway's shareholders increasingly...